pizza

Meaning

A baked dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as anchovies, mushrooms, onions, olives, pineapple, meat, etc.), which is then baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven.

Examples

• We ordered a large pizza with extra cheese for dinner.
• The smell of baking pizza filled the entire restaurant.